Before everyone had a cell phone and the capacity to record video on the fly, a police beat down was, by sheer chance, caught on tape in Los Angeles on March 3, 1991. Public fury about racism and police brutality erupted when a portion of the video showing several LAPD officers Tasering, kicking,...
Police officers are often called “cops.” This is a form of slang, the origins of which are the subject of speculation and debate even among etymologists.Some think that the “cop” is a reference to the badge, which is made of copper or tin. Others believe that it is the...
West Memphis, Arkansas, police were shot and killed on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 11:40 a.m. local time. Two separate shootings allegedly by the same suspects killed two officers and wounded two others. The suspects used an assault weapon and were also fatally shot. City Hall Inspector Bert...
Paris Hilton had an explanation for police when she was arrested on Friday for drug possession: $1,300 in cash and several credit cards were hers, but not the purse they were in...
Paris Hilton, who was arrested late Friday night, was released on Saturday morning. Police have released further details about the arrest: But the officer who arrested the 29-year-old hotel heiress was on a motorcycle. He saw smoke wafting from a Cadillac Escalade on the Las Vegas Strip and...
It is most common for individuals to think of officers calling in a combination of numbers over their dispatch radio or walkie-talkie. However, these combinations of numbers have significant meaning. These numbers are referred to as police codes, a manner in which a law enforcement officer may...
Riots display human beings acting at their worst. Usually the result of political or social turmoil, most riots rely on killing, raping, looting and widespread destruction to get their point across. After examining the tolls that riots take on society, we have to wonder whether this is an effective...
Two missing Mexican police officers bodies were found Monday morning at 3:15 a.m. The bodies were found in pieces and stuffed in black bags in Chilpancingo, in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero. Members of the notorious Mexican drug cartel are prime suspects in the case. One of the bodies...
nbsp;The Collin College in Mckinney, Texas, reported that there was a shooter on the loose and shots were being fired in the near vicinity of the Central Park campus. Afterwards, the Collin College campus was locked down to hunt the shooter and make sure the students were safe. No faculty member...
A New Jersey State Trooper was found fatally shot and found dead on June 16, 2010. The identity of the state trooper has not been released and details of the incident are vague. The officer's body was found in his patrol car parked in the Southbound Garden State Parkway ramp to Route...
